26 June

 

26 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac
Week 26 Day 177 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  32mi. Flagstaff Today  79° \ 42° 
Wind  8mph \ Gusts  23mph  Nearest active fire: 4miles Nearest Lightning:  558mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

25-30 International Lace Week Link   26-7/2   National Tire Safety Week  Link

25-7/1   Carpenter Ant Awareness Week Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week Link  Windjammer Days  Windjammer Days Link

Daily Observations

Bar Code Day Canoe Day Link Chocolate Pudding Day Harry Potter Day Internat’l Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture National Canoe Day National Coconut Day  Link National Energy Shopping Day Please Take My Children To Work Day

Today’s Thoughts

A great Sunday. I even took a short walk around the compound. Getting better every day.

There is a small wildfire just 4 miles from Flagstaff. It is only one acre and crews are working on the fire. Just hoping they get it under control very quickly.

Everyone seems confused by the withdrawal of the Wagner Insurrection group from his march to Moscow. He has been given ability to move to Belarus with no Russian charges. Strange behavior for Putin. The West will probably never know why this withdrawal happened. The whole thing only took 36 hours.

Enjoy

 

Random Trivia…

Three presidents, all Founding Fathers—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July 4. Presidents Adams and Jefferson also died the same year, 1826; President Monroe died in 1831. Coincidence? You decide. (constitutioncenter.org)

The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair. (barbiemedia.com)

Historic Events

• 1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opened on Coney Island.
• 1988, Astro Ricky Gutierrez set the Major League Baseball record for seeing the most pitches in a single at-bat (20) against Cleveland pitcher Bartolo Colon.
• 2013 – The US Supreme Court ruled, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Birthdays with some quotes

@91 – Eleanor Parker, American character actress (d. 2013)
@87 – Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk), Dutch-American talent manager (d. 1997)
“The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage to do what they will say they will do when they’re running for election.”– Colonel Tom Parker
@80 – Pearl S. Buck, American novelist and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
@73 – Abner Doubleday, American general, ‘invented’ baseball (d. 1893; heart failure)
@70 – Paul Castellano, American gangster (d. 1985; murdered)
62 – Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter
@59 – Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor (d. 1964; stroke)
“Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?”– Peter Lorre
53 – Sean Hayes, American actor
“Isn’t it about getting out of your comfort zone and getting off the couch and challenging yourself and forcing yourself to do things you wouldn’t rather do? Otherwise, what are you living for?”– Sean Hayes
49 – Derek Jeter, American baseball player
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. Derek Jeter
31 – Jennette McCurdy, American actress
“They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don’t speak. People speak, and people are loud.”– Jennette McCurdy
30 – Ariana Grande, American actress